But the impact of agentic commerce will not be uniform across segments such as MRO.
AI makes me faster at what I already know.
The AI ordering tool is one piece of broader technology and productivity push.
For distributors, this signals a future where orders may be initiated and completed by AI systems rather than by buyers manually browsing ecommerce sites.
It’s not too late, but if you wait the AI gap gets wider.
Distributors that historically optimized digital content for human browsing may need to rethink their data architecture for machine consumption.
Among distribution companies scaling AI projects, 55% are led by executives and only 15% by IT teams.
As wholesale distributors embrace AI-powered operations, new security threats demand new defenses.
Sysco is expanding the platform with new functionality called “Swap and Save.
Distributors need people who understand the problem and can build targeted AI solutions.